If you plan on building on your land, then having a development plan with an appraised set of blue prints for project will help lender in justifying your loan. If you can use equity from other property, then paying substantial down payments may also be an option.

Final words of caution here are to know values and don’t overpay. Always offer less when possible and research recent sales of comparable properties. The larger a parcel is, cheaper it tends to get per acre. Ask an agent what an acre of land tends to go for in area that you are considering; try to buy more than one acre.

When buying residential lots, builders try to keep raw land costs down to 10 percent of overall value of project. If streets and utilities are already in place, then they will use 25 percent as their guideline. If you can combine or assemble parcels or achieve zoning changes with property, you have a good chance of immediately increasing its value.

Always physically inspect property and do your research before obligating yourself to buy it. And try using contracts with contingencies put in to protect yourself. In essence, these are really options that let you control deal while you investigate and research land’s potential to satisfy your objectives. Happy Hunting and buy high grounds!

“I don’t want to waste people’s time with philosophical tales of how I or someone else made it in real estate,” Auito said. “I want to give people real facts so they have a clear understanding of how things are done.”

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There is even a road map for dealing with setbacks along with way. Problems, Auito explains, are only temporary.

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